2000-439AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING SEC 33-2, PROVIDING
FOR DEFINITION OF SANDWICH BOARD SIGN, AMENDING SECTION 33-4, PROVIDING
FOR THE ALLOWANCE OF SANDWICH BOARD SIGNS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT, AMENDING SEC 33-184, PROVIDING FOR THE STANDARDS FOR SANDWICH
BOARD SIGNS, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Central Bus~ness D~stnct ~nclude the h~stonc downtown square which is listed
m the National Register of Hlstonc Places, and
WHEREAS, most of the sidewalks in the Central Business District are wider than sidewalks in
other areas of the C~ty of Denton, and
WHEREAS, historically sandwich board or "A" frame s~gns were allowed on the sidewalks of
the city during the period reflected by the historic architecture of the downtown square, and
WHEREAS, allowing sandwich board or "A" frame s~gns will promote the continued historic
accuracy of the central business district by reducing the need for more modem advertising mechanisms
NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 That Section 33-2 of Chapter 33, Code of Ordinances, City of Denton, Texas ~s amended
by adding the definition as follows
Sandwtch board or "A "frame stgn is a portable s~gn, consist~ng of two panels of equal s~ze, made of
painted, decay-resistant wood, whmh are hinged at the top and placed on the ground or pavement so as
to be self-supporting
SECTION 2~ That Section 33-4(4) of Chapter 33, Code of Or&nances, City of Denton, Texas ~s
amended to read as follows
(4)
&gns on pubhc property Any sign located on or attached to a public street light, utility pole,
hydrant, bndge, traffic control device, street s~gn or other pubhc structure or bmldlng, or any
sign, other than a stake sign, located in, on, over, or w~th~n a pubhc street, sidewalk, alley
easement or right-of-way This prohibition shall not apply to projecting signs or sandwmh board
or "A" frame signs ~n central bus~ness (hstncts as permitted by this article, markings made on
pubhc sidewalks as permitted by the Code of Ordinances, or wind device s~gns placed over a
public street by the c~ty of advenase annual community events
SECTION 3 That Section 33-184 of Chapter 33, Code of Ordinances, City of Denton, Texas ~s
amended to read as follows
Sec 33-184. Central business districts.
The following regulations shall apply to s~gns m central bus~ness zoning districts
(a) Type Ground, wall, roof, temporary, w~nd dewce, projecting, and sandwich board or "A" frame
s~gns are penmtted ~n central business districts
(b) Effective area and height No ground or roof s~gn shall have an effective area greater than sixty
(60) feet, and no ground sign shall have a height greater than slx (6) feet
(c) Right-of-way hm~tatlon on projecting signs No projecting signs shall project or extend into the
public nght-of-way for a distance of more than ten (10) feet or wathln two (2) feet of the nearest
curbhne, whichever is more restrictive No projecting sign, supporting structure or part thereof
whmh extends ~nto the public right-of-way shall occupy any of the space between the ground level
and e~ght (8) feet above the ground level in the right-of-way
(d) Sandwich board s~gns or "A" frame s~gns must conform to the following regulations
(1) Maxamum s~gn height shall be three (3) feet
(2)Maxamum algn w~dth shall be two (2) feet and signs shall not be placed in front of
adjoining property and no portion of the sign shall extend more than three (3) feet from
the braiding face
(3) Signs must be properly anchored (temporarily) or weighted agmnst the wind
(4) A m~nlmum clear sidewalk width of forth-eight (48) inches shall be mmntmned
(5) Chalkboards may be used for dally changing messages and no changeable letter on tracks
may be used
(6) S~gns shall be designed and constructed so as to promote and not visually obscure the
slgmficant architectural features of the National Register D~stnct and its bmldlngs
(7) S~gns must be removed after business hours
(8) No other portable s~gns are permitted
(9) Sidewalks must be at least ten (10) feet wide ~n order to erect or maintain a sandwich board
or "A" frame s~gn
(10) Permits fees for applications, renewals, alterations, and vanances shall be set by city
council as for other signs in this chapter Apphcatlons for sandwich board or "A" frame
signs must be approved by the City of Denton Historic Preservation Officer before the
issuance of a permit and all apphcatlons must be submitted for Officer approval at least
fourteen (14) days prior to installation
(11) Permits for sidewalk or "A" frame signs shall be valid for the location designated on
the apphcation for one (1) year Permits may be transferred to another owner after
payment ora transfer fee set by city council
(12) Any variance to the reqmrements for sandwich board or "A" frame s~gns will be
handled the same as any other s~gn variance The Board of Adjustment in cons~denng any
variance request regarding sandwich board or "A" frame signs shall consider any
recommendation made by the H~storlc Landmark Commission regarding the application
SECTION 4 That any person molat~ng any provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined
a sum not exceeding $500 00 Each day that a proms~on of this ordinance ~s violated shall constitute a
separate and distract offense
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this agreement,
or apphcat~on thereof to any person or circumstance is held lnvahd by any court of competent
junsdmt~on, such holding shall not affect the vahdlty of the remmnlng portions of th~s agreement, and
the parties hereby declare they would have enacted such remaining portmns despite any such invalidity
SECTION 6 That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date of ~ts
passage, and the City Secretary ~s hereby &rected to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published
twice ~n the Denton Record-Chromcle, the official newspaper of the Ctty of Denton, Texas, w~th~n ten
(10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the~_ day of~]~_~., 2000
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPR~V'ED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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